date1 noundate2 verb
datedate1 /deɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINdate1
Origin:
1-5 1300-1400 French, Late Latin data, from the past participle of Latin dare ‘to give’6 1200-1300 Old French, Greek daktylos ‘finger’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- "Snow White" had a December release date to capture the Christmas market.
- "What's the date today?" "September twenty-ninth."
- A date for his release has not yet been agreed.
- Are you sure these yoghurts are ok? Have you checked the expiry date?
- Could I have your name and your date of birth please?
- Do you know the date when the house was built?
- Give me the dates of the American War of Independence.
- Have they set a date for the wedding yet?
- I later received confirmation of my new job in a letter indicating the start date.
- It helps if you provide your birth date and Social Security number.
- June 9th is the date of the European elections.
- Key in your credit card details, including the expiration date of the card.
- The date on the newspaper is October 12, 1966.
- The closing date for entries is 3 March 2001.
- Was that your first date?
- We need to arrange a date for the next meeting.
- We still haven't received notification of the exam date.
- Best when aged 3 to 5 years from vintage date.
- But analysts say such familiar complaints are largely out of date.
- In 1941, Roosevelt conceded failure and Congress summoned the courage to codify the date in law.
- It is a difficult date to establish and is not frequently used, although it appears on packaged dry yeast. 4.
- Starting dates, after two exceptionally early seasons, have returned to the more traditional early July point.
- The change in market value of certificates held at 31 December is simply the product of applying accrued interest at that date.
- You are still entitled to a dividend on the redemption date.
THESAURUS
an occasion when people meet in order to discuss something: · a business meeting.· Mr Bell is in a meeting.· The committee will hold another meeting Wednesday.
an organized event, especially one that continues for several days, at which a lot of people meet to discuss a particular subject and hear speeches about it: · Didn’t you give a talk at the conference last year?· a conference of women business leaders
a large formal meeting of people who belong to a political party, or to an organization of people with the same interests: · the Democratic Party Convention· a convention for Star Trek fans
a large public meeting, especially one that is held outdoors to support or protest about something: · There was a massive peace rally in London.
a meeting between government leaders from important and powerful countries, to discuss important matters: · A summit meeting of OPEC leaders was called to find a solution to the oil crisis.· next week’s economic summit
American English a local meeting of the members of a political party to choose people to represent them at a larger meeting, or to choose a candidate in an election: · Obama won the Iowa caucus in 2007.
a business meeting in which people in different places talk to each other using telephones or video equipment: · The chairman held teleconferences with his senior managers.
a situation in which a group of people come together to meet, talk, and have drinks with each other, especially friends or family: · We held a small family get-together to celebrate her birthday.· She arranged social gatherings in Kettering for young people on Saturday evenings.
an arrangement to meet someone who you are having, or hoping to have, a romantic relationship with: · I think I might ask her out on a date.
a meeting where two people have arranged to meet at a particular time or place, often secretly: · She arranged a rendezvous with him in the hotel bar.
literary a secret meeting between people who are having a romantic relationship: · a good place for a moonlight tryst
Longman Language Activatorto arrange to do something or arrange for something to happen to make preparations for a meeting, party, journey etc, for example by choosing a suitable time and place and telling people about it: · Ann's arranging a surprise party for Russell's birthday.· We're going on Friday - it's all arranged.arrange to do something: · They arranged to meet the following day.arrange for somebody to do something: · He arranged for Andi to leave on the next flight home.it is arranged that: · It was arranged that our visitors should stay at a nearby hotel.
also organise British to make preparations for an event, especially a big public event that needs a lot of preparation and planning: · I've been asked to organize this year's Summer Carnival.· an exhibition organised by the local camera club
especially British, spoken to arrange something, especially for someone else, in order to help them or because they cannot arrange it for themselves: fix something/fix up something: · Don't worry, Jean has already fixed everything.· We have done our best to fix up a meeting but they haven't shown any interest.fix something/it/them up: · We need to get all the sales staff together for a conference - could I leave it to you to fix it up, Jane?fix it for somebody to do something: · She can fix it for you to see the show free if you want.
also fix a date/time/place British to arrange for something to happen on a particular date etc: · I'll have my secretary set a date and we'll meet for lunch.· We need to meet with Elaine this afternoon but I'm having trouble fixing a time.
especially British to arrange for something to happen on a particular date or time knowing that the arrangements may have to be changed later: pencil somebody/something/it/her etc in: · I'll pencil you in but we might have to change the meeting to Thursday.pencil in somebody/something: · Let's pencil in the 19th for now, and you get in touch later if you can't make it.pencil somebody/something in for: · Dates for the concerts are pencilled in for late next year.· You can pencil him in for the 8th but I'm afraid I might be out of town that day.
to arrange all the details of an event after you have decided what you are going to do: · Uncle Bill has made all the funeral arrangements.make the arrangements/take care of the arrangements for: · Margot and Paul went up to London to make the arrangements for the wedding.· The marketing people will take care of all the arrangements for the presentation.make arrangements to do something: · I made arrangements to see Alec while he was in town.
when you agree to get married if two people are engaged , they have agreed to get married to each other at some time in the future: · Todd and Ellen have been engaged for about 3 months now.engaged to: · He's engaged to Paul's sister.get engaged (=become engaged): · We got engaged at Christmas.engaged to be married: · You'll be glad to hear that Ralph and I, with my father's consent, are engaged to be married.
an agreement by two people to get married at some time in the future: announce your engagement (=tell everyone that you are going to get married): · Glennis and John announced their engagement yesterday.break off your engagement (=say that you do not want to be engaged any more): · Anita broke off her engagement when she found out that Paulo had been seeing another woman.engagement ring: · Has he bought you an engagement ring yet?
also fix/name the day to decide on the exact day for the official marriage ceremony: · Lizzie and George have finally fixed a day for their marriage.· Have the two of you set a date yet?
what hour, day etc something happens the particular minute or hour of the day when something is planned to happen, or the particular minute or hour that it happened in the past: the time of something: · Could I have the times of the trains to Birmingham please?· This leaflet lists the dates and times of all the concerts.· The police are still trying to establish the exact time of her death.what time?: · What time did you see the man leave the bus station?· What time do you usually start in the mornings?· What time is the news on?departure/arrival time (=the time when a train, plane, etc leaves or arrives): · The departure times are posted on our website.· The plane's estimated arrival time is 19:45.opening/closing time (=the time when a shop, office etc opens or closes): · We went into a cafe and sat there until closing time.· I've got to get this to the video store by closing time.opening times (=the normal times when a shop is open): · Check with the museum for opening times at www.musart.co.lunchtime/dinnertime etc (=the time when you have a meal): · Robbie! It's suppertime!time of year/day etc: · The winds are pretty strong at this time of year.· There won't be much traffic on the roads at this time of night.by that time (=after a particular hour of the day or night has passed): · Well, most people had gone to bed by that time of night.· She apologized for being late, but by that time I was really annoyed with her.
the day, month, or year when something is planned to happen, or happened: · Do you know the date when the house was built?· We still haven't received notification of the exam date.the date(s) of something: · Give me the dates of the American War of Independence.· June 9th is the date of the European elections.date for: · We need to arrange a date for the next meeting.· A date for his release has not yet been agreed.set a date (for something) (=choose a particular date): · Have they set a date for the wedding yet?birth date/date of birth (=the date on which someone was born): · It helps if you provide your birth date and Social Security number.· Could I have your name and your date of birth please?start date (=the date when something begins, especially a job): · I later received confirmation of my new job in a letter indicating the start date.closing date (=the date when a competition, offer etc ends): · The closing date for entries is 3 March 2001.expiry dateBritish /expiration date American (=the date on which something can no longer be used): · Key in your credit card details, including the expiration date of the card.· Are you sure these yoghurts are ok? Have you checked the expiry date?launch/release date (=the date when a new product, film, etc is shown to people): · "Snow White" had a December release date to capture the Christmas market.
a fixed period of time in the day when a particular activity, business etc happens: · I'd like to return something to your store - what are your hours?office/opening/business hours (=when an office, shop etc is open): · Our telephone hotline is open during regular business hours.visiting hours (=when you can visit someone in the hospital): · Visiting hours are from 2 to 5 every day.after hours (=after an office, shop etc is closed): · After hours callers can leave a voicemail message.out of hours British (=before or after the usual business hours): · What was Tom doing in the office out of hours?
a particular period or point of time during the day or night: at this hour (=very late at night or early in the morning): · Sir, I'm sorry to bother you at this hour.at some ungodly hour informal (=very late or very early): · We had to get up at some ungodly hour to catch our train.at all hours: · There's something happening on our street at all hours of the day and night.lunch/dinner hour: · I hate telemarketers who call during the dinner hour.
a word meaning the time, day, or date that something is planned to happen, used especially when you are considering how suitable this is: timing of: · The voter survey is crucial to the timing of the election.
use this with hours and minutes of the day, special holidays, or the beginning or end of a period of time: at six o'clock/half-past four/midnight/lunchtime etc: · He starts work at 10, and finishes at 6:30.· Would you like to go to the sandwich bar at lunchtime?· I have a hospital appointment at 9.00 am.at Christmas/Easter/New Year: · We get a week's holiday at Easter.· What are you doing at Christmas?at the end/beginning/start (of something): · Frank joined the navy at the beginning of the war.· We get paid at the end of the week.· The students all do a short test at the start of term.
use this with particular days: · The team holds a meeting on the first Monday of every month.· I tried to catch him on the last day of term, but he'd already left.on Monday/Tuesday night/Friday evening etc: · We're going out for dinner on Friday.· Are you doing anything special on Saturday night?on August 12th/March 2nd etc: · She was born on May 12, 1913.· The course starts on 14 October.on my birthday/their wedding day/Valentine's day etc: · Did you call dad on Father's Day?· Aren't you coming here on Christmas Day?on Thursdays/Fridays etcalso on a Thursday/Friday etc British (=every Thursday, Friday etc): · Her husband takes her shopping on a Saturday to Asda.· We always go to the pub on Fridays.
use this with parts of the day, particular years, or particular months, and seasons of the year: in the morning/afternoon/evening: · I'm usually too tired to cook a meal in the evening.· We didn't get to bed until 3 o'clock in the morning.first thing in the morning (=very early in the morning): · I want to be ready to leave first thing in the morning.in 1892/2001 etc: · In 2004, the Olympic Games will be held in Athens.in the fifties/sixties/1990s etc (=from 1950 to 1959, 1960 to 1969 etc): · He did a lot of abstract art in the sixties, but he's moved on since then.in January/February/the autumn etc: · I came to England in the summer of 1995.· The series returns in the autumn.· "How old is Philip now?" "He's four in December".
use this to say how far back in the past something happened: 5 minutes/an hour/100 years etc ago: · Michael left the office 20 minutes ago.· "When did you hurt your back?" "About a fortnight ago."· My daughter was married just over a year ago.a long time ago: · I met your father once, a long time ago.a short time ago/a little while ago: · Did you see that program about genetics that was on a little while ago?a minute/moment ago: · I had my keys a minute ago, and now I can't find them.not so long ago (=used to say that something was quite a short time ago): · We went down to see a show in London not so long ago.how long ago? (=used to ask how far back in the past something happened): · How long ago was that, Dad?· How long ago did you buy the computer?
at exactly a particular time and not any earlier or later: · On the stroke of midnight, the British flag was lowered for the last time over Delhi.· The judge entered the courtroom at the stroke of nine.
documents, tickets etc that can no longer be used a ticket, passport etc that is invalid cannot legally be used and it will not be officially accepted: · I'm afraid your ticket is invalid on this route.· This passport is invalid. Look at the expiry date.
a ticket, passport etc that is out of date cannot be used because the time during which it could be used has passed: · Are you aware that your passport is out of date?days/months/years out of date: · He tried to get on the train using a pass that was months out of date.
a document such as a contract that is null and void has no legal force and cannot be used for any purpose - used in legal contexts: · If the contract has not been signed by witnesses, it is considered null and void.
WORD SETSAD, advance, verbafter, prepositionafternoon, nounalarm, nounalarm clock, nouna.m., Anno Domini, annual, adjectiveApril, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAug., August, nounautumn, nounautumnal, adjectivebank holiday, nounBC, BCE, biannual, adjectivebicentenary, nounbicentennial, nounbiennial, adjectivebimonthly, adjectivebirthday, nounbiweekly, adjectivebonfire night, nounBoxing Day, nounBritish Summer Time, nounBST, nouncalendar, nouncalendar month, nouncalendar year, nouncarriage clock, nouncentenary, nouncentury, nounChristmas, nounChristmas Day, nounChristmas Eve, nounChristmastime, nounchronograph, nounchronological, adjectivechronometer, nouncircadian, adjectiveclock, nouncrystal, nouncuckoo clock, nouncycle, nouncyclic, adjectivedaily, adjectivedaily, adverbdate, noundate, verbdawn, nounday, nounDec., decade, nounDecember, noundiamond anniversary, noundiamond jubilee, noundinnertime, noundiurnal, adjectived.o.b., due date, noundusk, nounface, nounFather's Day, nounfeast, nounFebruary, nounfortnightly, adjectiveFourth of July, the, Fri., Friday, nounGood Friday, nounGreenwich Mean Time, nounGregorian calendar, nounguy, nounGuy Fawkes Night, nounhalf-hourly, adjectivehalf-yearly, adjectiveHalloween, nounhand, nounHanukkah, nounharvest festival, nounHogmanay, nounhorn, nounhour, nounhourglass, nounhour hand, nounhr, Independence Day, nounJan., January, nounjubilee, nounJuly, nounJune, nounLabor Day, nounleap year, nounlunar month, nounmainspring, nounman-hour, nounMar., March, nounMardi Gras, nounmarket day, nounMaundy Thursday, nounMay, nounMay Day, nounMichaelmas, nounmidday, nounmiddle age, nounmiddle-aged, adjectivemidnight, nounMidsummer Day, nounmidweek, adjectivemillennium, nounmin., minute hand, nounMon., Monday, nounmonth, nounmorn, nounmorning, nounMothering Sunday, nounMother's Day, nounmovable feast, nounnew moon, nounNew Year, nounNew Year's Day, nounNew Year's Eve, nounnight, nounnightfall, nounnighttime, nounnocturnal, adjectiveNoel, nounnoon, nounnoonday, adjectiveNov., November, nounOct., October, nounp.a., Pancake Day, nounPDT, penultimate, adjectiveper annum, adverbper diem, adverbperiodic, adjectivep.m., PST, public holiday, nounquarter, nounquotidian, adjectiveRemembrance Day, nounSat., Saturday, nounschoolday, nounseason, nounsecond, nounsecond hand, nounself-winding, adjectiveSeptember, nounshockproof, adjectivesilver anniversary, nounsilver jubilee, nounsilver wedding anniversary, nounsolar year, nounsolstice, nounspring, nounspringtime, nounstandard time, nounstopwatch, nounsummer, nounsummer solstice, nounsummertime, nounsummery, adjectiveSun., Sunday, nounsundown, nounsunrise, nounsunset, nounsun-up, nountercentenary, nounThanksgiving, nounthirty, numberThursday, nountime, nountime, verbtimepiece, nountimer, nountime signal, nountime warp, nountime zone, nountoday, adverbtoday, nountomorrow, adverbtomorrow, nountonight, adverbtonight, nountriennial, adjectiveTuesday, nountwilight, nounWed., Wednesday, nounweek, nounweekday, nounweekend, nounweekly, adjectiveweeknight, nounWhit, nounWhitsun, nounwinter, nounwintertime, nounwk., wristwatch, nounyear, nounyesterday, adverbyr., Yule, nounYuletide, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + date
The technology is bang up to date. The project has a completion date of December 22nd. This product should be consumed on the day of purchase. We will not cancel your holiday less than eight weeks before the scheduled departure date. a yoghurt two days past its sell-by date This type of games console is starting to look well past its sell-by date. They have access to up-to-date information through a computer database. up-to-date kitchen equipment
· I can’t remember the exact date we moved into this house.
British English, agreed upon date American English (=one that people have agreed on)· The work was not finished by the agreed date.
(=the last day you can officially do something)· The closing date for applications is April 30th.
(=the date by which something is due to happen)· Payment must be made by the due date.
(=a date on which goods will be delivered)· The delivery date should be around 23rd August.
(=the date when something is published)· We are aiming at a publication date of mid-November.
(=the date when someone leaves)· My departure date was only a few days away.
British English, expiration date American English (=a date on a product after which it cannot be used)· Check the expiry date on your credit card.
British English (=a date on a food product after which it should not be sold)· Those yoghurts are a week past their sell-by date.
verbs (=choose the date when something will happen)· Have you decided on a date for the wedding yet?
(=decide the date when something will happen)· They haven’t set a date for the election yet.
phrases· Don’t forget to put today’s date at the top of the letter.
(also somebody’s birth date) (=the day and year when someone was born)· What’s your date of birth?
formal· The insurance will only cover costs incurred on or after the date of departure.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The technology is bang up to date. especially British English, somebody’s birth date especially American English (=the day, month and year you were born)· Please give your name, address, and date of birth.
(=it was started, built etc in the 18th etc century)· The present church dates from the 13th century.
(=with a date on it that is later than the date you write the cheque)· She wanted a post-dated cheque for the next three months' rent.
The project has a completion date of December 22nd. (=the date etc when you stop doing something) The cut-off date for registration is July 2.
The cut-off date for registration is July 2.· The normal delivery time is 7 – 10 days after you place your order.
(also date of departure)· You cannot make a change to your booking within six weeks of your departure date.
· The factory has some of the most up-to-date equipment available.
· He plans to retire soon, but the exact date is not fixed.
(=using the Internet to meet people for a romantic relationship)· Internet dating websites are becoming increasingly popular.
(=when you meet someone for lunch)· I've got a lunch date.
This product should be consumed on the day of purchase.· My actual retirement date is July 10.
We will not cancel your holiday less than eight weeks before the scheduled departure date. a yoghurt two days past its sell-by date This type of games console is starting to look well past its sell-by date.· No date has been set for the election.
· There is no target date set for completion of the new project.
· No trial date has been set because of procedural delays.
They have access to up-to-date information through a computer database. (=to give someone all the newest information about something) Our magazine will keep you up to date with fashion.
Our magazine will keep you up to date with fashion. up-to-date kitchen equipment (=to make something more modern) The old system should be brought up to date.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE The old system should be brought up to date.· Or a blind date with Black Francis??· They met on a blind date.· Once seated, Denice tells us she's only been on a blind date once before, and that was years ago.· In mid-September, he met Pamela Digby on a blind date and proposed.· They chose their high-flying ceremony after a blind date and party brought them together.
· And providing you are eligible and you reply by the closing date, your acceptance into the Personal Accident Plan is guaranteed.· The closing dates were strictly adhered to by the Office of Works.· Any entries made after the closing date will be disqualified.· The closing date for applications is 1 December 1990.· They also put a closing date on the offer which meant there was no time to try again.· There are 30 places available on a first come, first served basis; the closing date is Friday 15 March.· The closing date for submissions was 7 November 1988.· The fact that closing date for entries was 28 January seems to have escaped its notice.
· It was less than satisfying; and yet as his due date neared he kept on, sometimes all night.· The amount and due date will be announced in advance.· The new Jan. 22 due date also applies to taxpayers in Washington, Mr Keith adds.· The covenant to pay the rent on the due date, quarterly in advance usually, is absolutely fundamental.· The due date coincides with the closing ceremonies in Atlanta.· My first child arrived quite quickly on the due date.· Only a significantly wrong due date separates Lou Madden from a perfect Super Bowl attendance record.
· From an early date the imperial palaces at Constantinople incorporated decorative schemes that emphasized and glorified imperial power and dominion.· Some people felt that he should have removed McClellan from command at an early date.· The design and printing of the posters should be discussed at an early date with the Cartographic Unit.· The technique is free and realistic for such an early date.· Rather its provisions will deem the transfer to be treated as if it took place on an earlier specified date.· Day-to-day government was from an early date conducted by an officer called a seneschal, with vice-ducal powers, and a council.· I hope to arrange for the Broadcasting Committee to consider the issue at an early date.· Does anyone know the earliest date that a cuckoo has been heard?
· Details of exact dates of birth and death recorded here provide information not available in any public record. 24.· The exact date for the closing has not been set.· The exact date of the beginning of our post-imperial era is, however, relatively unimportant.· D., continuously increase toward an end-the Second Comingwhose exact date in the future remains unknown.· The exact date of its original building is disputed but it probably stems from the late fifth or early sixth century.· The exact date was etched in memory because it was Day Five of my aborted Month of Celibacy.· Nor is it so regular that we can trust to it altogether to fix the exact date of any given work.· Peres is expected to announce an exact date next week.
· In addition, or alternatively, they may be redeemable, thus promising cash from the company at a future date.· Admission is $ 4 a person. Future dance dates are April 20 and May 11.· Be sure at some future date you will regret it if you don't.· At some future date it might become necessary for Anna Beckett to be admitted to a private asylum.· Albert Hanson has details about future dates on.· Firstly, loan demand must come from creditworthy customers who can guarantee loan repayment at a future date.· It is a matter best addressed at a future date in the light of the experience of the self-governing colleges.· Watch the Gig Guide for details of future dates.
· He might well have formed his own opinion but he knew that would not bear cross-examination at some later date.· Or how about a vital organ being removed and the opt-out card being found at a later date?· Allowing some children to enter school at a later date gives them more time to play.· Some firms are very flexible on this issue and where possible, allow them to relocate at a later date.· Like any investments, they can be enhanced, even at a late date, by further contributions of time and effort.· This is particularly important if any query arises upon any of the answers given at a later date.· This was the latest in date from Viola to Walter.
NOUN· They filed in, giving birth dates and names.· He kept his birth date a mystery, but according to the Baseball Encyclopedia he already was 42.· From Seymour Direct, it has easy-to-read numbers and is personalised with the child's name and birth date.· It asks my birth date, if I have any children and my marital status.
· Market Tests with target completion date of end of September 1993 Note: 1.· Their target completion date is late 1990.· Supply agreements with key customers which are due for renewal shortly after the intended completion date.· The final completion date for the whole project is 2003.· From this information, a job completion date is produced: The target is achievable, but only by hard work.· Among their criteria: Cancel any project that remains unfinished more than 20 years past its original completion date.· This provision may cause confusion to clients as they will not understand that it only relates to a late completion date.· When you've got your completion date, you can breath a sigh of relief - and get your removal firm organised.
· The delivery date for the futures contract is 30 June.· Similar relationships hold for cycles of futures contracts with different delivery dates, as shown in Fig. 8.2.· Poor delivery dates and servicing facilities are further factors to which empirical studies have attached major, even primary importance.· At this stage you should also get a delivery date.· Corridor's platform will allow retailers to inform their customers of precise delivery dates through online links to manufacturers and distributors.· Where a delivery date had not been provided a shocking 59 per cent of goods were never delivered.· Before the delivery date, the buyer made a sub-contract to sell similar goods at 65s. per ton.· Confirm delivery date and make sure you send written confirmation of all the details.
· The expiration date is no more than fourteen days later than the date of grading.· In August that year $ 25 million worth of vaccine was backlogged and in danger of passing its six-month expiration date.· Beer makers such as Anheuser-Busch complained two years ago that the county was selling beer past its expiration date.· The certificate, which is good at any of the restaurants, has no expiration date.· Guidelines require that an expiration date appear on every page of an Internet-Draft.· Winemakers, you already know that consumers need expiration dates on certain wines.
· Check the expiry date on the packet.· My Visa number is expiry date 09/94.· The block exemptions are subject to review, since they have expiry dates written in, but no substantial change is imminent.· The company is currently seeking agreement, and an extension of its credit agreement beyond the current June 30 expiry date.· Profit diagrams can only be intelligibly drawn for strategies involving investments with the same expiry dates.· These forms are filed alphabetically, the expiry date carefully noted and systematically cleared out after the expiry date has elapsed.· His defence, to start with, was the circular from the Tripoli Committee extending the expiry date on the milk.
· The publication date of the Bennett Report was brought forward.· The novel, with an official publication date of mid-June, should be in bookstores by the end of May.· The new publication date of January, which will now become the norm, is the result of widespread demand from centres.· Corrected stock will be sent out in time for a new publication date.· Watch out for a change in publication dates for Courtauld News.· Both journals, however, review books well after publication date.· Two other valid criteria for weeding may be employed in conjunction with use and publication date.
· This is most frequently applied to radiocarbon dates from tree-rings.· To correct this error radiocarbon dates are calibrated by studying the difference between radiocarbon dates and tree-ring dates.· The journal Radiocarbon publishes the most up-to-date curves which in principle permit the conversion of radiocarbon dates to calibrated dates.
· The Government is considering new laws to counter date rape and to improve the way rape cases are handled.· All freshmen who attend optional orientation sessions receive information on date rape.· The tag is just as self-explanatory as date rape-if not more so.· She talks about relationships and the dangers of date rape.· Merrill points out that most often rape on college campuses is date rape, but that date rape is rape.· The research on date rape has helped shape prevention programs, but with few results.
· The target date has now been moved to 1 January 1994.· December 1998 is the target date for completion of all the improvements.· The absence of a target date by which the Protestant/Catholic unemployment differential would be significantly reduced is partly explained by this.· The target date to begin providing services is July.· It may be that August 1 would now have to be a more realistic target date.· Mr Mates replies that the target date for doing so at Belfast Prison is not until the year 2000.· The long-awaited supercomputer had been promised for last year, but the target date was later pushed back to October 1993.· The target date has been postponed to 2015.
VERB· She said she loved him, they said they loved him, but somehow nobody would fix a date for a marriage.· He added that while Yeltsin is breathing somewhat easier than he had been, there is no fixed date for his discharge.· Ernest's got to fix the date with the Registrar.· This information also served as the basis for fixing with exactness the dates of major religious observances such as Easter.· Nor is it so regular that we can trust to it altogether to fix the exact date of any given work.· Trial was fixed for a later date.· The court will either grant the request on written application or fix a date for hearing.· They fixed a date for the weekend and he kissed her goodbye.
· Not giving dates lets the story have a more relaxed and timeless feel about it.· They named names and gave dates.· A single obsidian artifact can not be expected to give a reliable date.· Volcanic rocks cool quickly, trap the argon, and so give good dates.· Just before he left, Creed had given him the date.· However, he declined to give the specific date, citing security concerns.· They filed in, giving birth dates and names.· The businessman leant across to an enormous, leather-bound diary and gave the date in early March.
· Further details will be issued at a later date.
· They were despatched exactly to schedule and from that date further deliveries were also made exactly to programme.· Put a price tag beside each tactic and schedule the date you hope to have that tactic accomplished successfully.· S., it is economically impossible to produce extra copies after our scheduled publishing date.
· Under this pressure the Modrow government set an election date of 18 March 1990.· The administration has 30 days to set a date for talks.· We set a date for the following May and started making plans.· After the initial excitement of announcing the engagement and setting a date, planning the event begins.· Bureau of Prisons set the execution date Jan. 16 after he dropped all appeals.· In general, you will find it easier to use T to set the date and time.· Once the revised time schedule is established, the proposal writer should set his dates of completion for each task.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the name/date/title etc escapes somebody► name the day/date
- Or how about a vital organ being removed and the opt-out card being found at a later date?
- Peter Novick dismisses the Freudian theory of repression of trauma leading to problems at a later date.
- Secondary sources, in contrast, are interpretations of the past produced at a later date.
- Some firms are very flexible on this issue and where possible, allow them to relocate at a later date.
- The total would be capped at a later date.
- They feared further repercussions at a later date because their participation in the boycott would almost certainly go into their files.
- This is particularly helpful if your school's organisation seeks to register as a charity at a later date.
- This means that the sea in which the Bright Angel was deposited flooded the land in the east at a later date.
- This may be the winery's best Cabernet to date.
- Beer makers such as Anheuser-Busch complained two years ago that the county was selling beer past its expiration date.
- Guidelines require that an expiration date appear on every page of an Internet-Draft.
- In August that year $ 25 million worth of vaccine was backlogged and in danger of passing its six-month expiration date.
- The expiration date is no more than fourteen days later than the date of grading.
- The certificate, which is good at any of the restaurants, has no expiration date.
- Winemakers, you already know that consumers need expiration dates on certain wines.
- Check the expiry date on the packet.
- His defence, to start with, was the circular from the Tripoli Committee extending the expiry date on the milk.
- My Visa number is expiry date 09/94.
- Profit diagrams can only be intelligibly drawn for strategies involving investments with the same expiry dates.
- The block exemptions are subject to review, since they have expiry dates written in, but no substantial change is imminent.
- The company is currently seeking agreement, and an extension of its credit agreement beyond the current June 30 expiry date.
- These forms are filed alphabetically, the expiry date carefully noted and systematically cleared out after the expiry date has elapsed.
- Before fixing a date do some research.
- Employers generally fix a time limit on the payment of these allowances.
- He added that while Yeltsin is breathing somewhat easier than he had been, there is no fixed date for his discharge.
- She said she loved him, they said they loved him, but somehow nobody would fix a date for a marriage.
- The court will either grant the request on written application or fix a date for hearing.
- The court will then fix a date for consideration and serve notice on the applicant.
- The court will usually fix a time limit for service when making directions and this must be complied with.
- They fixed a date for the weekend and he kissed her goodbye.
- They mentioned that you and Anna walked a hundred miles and that you were following it up with a heavy date.
- It was like taking Warren Beatty and Sean Penn with you on a hot date.
- Now the single girl has even managed to score a hot date-through blatant flirting.
WORD FAMILYadjectivedatedoutdatedverbdatepredatenoundate
1day a particular day of the month or year, especially shown by a number: The date on the letter was 30th August 1962. What’s today’s date?date of What’s the date of the next meeting? You should apply at least 8 weeks before your date of departure.date for Have you set a date for the wedding yet?2at a later/future date formal at some time in the future SYN later: The details will be agreed at a later date.3to date up to now: The cost of the work to date has been about £150 million. Her best performance to date was her third place at the World Junior Championships.4romantic meeting a)an occasion when you go out with someone that you like in a romantic waydate with I’ve got a date with Andrea tomorrow night. I felt like a teenager going out on a first date. → blind date b)American English someone that you have a date withsomebody’s date Can I bring my date to the party?5arrangement to meet somebody a time arranged to meet someone, especially socially: Let’s make a date to come over and visit.6fruit a sweet sticky brown fruit with a long hard seed inside → closing date, → expiry date at expiry(2), → out-of-date, sell-by date, up-to-dateCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + datethe exact/precise date· I can’t remember the exact date we moved into this house.the agreed date British English, agreed upon date American English (=one that people have agreed on)· The work was not finished by the agreed date.the closing date (=the last day you can officially do something)· The closing date for applications is April 30th.the due date (=the date by which something is due to happen)· Payment must be made by the due date.the delivery date (=a date on which goods will be delivered)· The delivery date should be around 23rd August.the publication date (=the date when something is published)· We are aiming at a publication date of mid-November.the departure date (=the date when someone leaves)· My departure date was only a few days away.the expiry date British English, expiration date American English (=a date on a product after which it cannot be used)· Check the expiry date on your credit card.the sell-by date British English (=a date on a food product after which it should not be sold)· Those yoghurts are a week past their sell-by date.verbsdecide on a date (=choose the date when something will happen)· Have you decided on a date for the wedding yet?set/fix a date (=decide the date when something will happen)· They haven’t set a date for the election yet.phrasestoday’s date· Don’t forget to put today’s date at the top of the letter.somebody’s date of birth (also somebody’s birth date) (=the day and year when someone was born)· What’s your date of birth?the date of publication/issue/departure etc formal· The insurance will only cover costs incurred on or after the date of departure.date1 noundate2 verb
datedate2 ●●○ S3 W3 verb VERB TABLE
date
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | date |
| he, she, it | dates | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dated |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dated |
| he, she, it | has dated | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dated |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will date |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dated |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am dating |
| he, she, it | is dating | |
| you, we, they | are dating | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was dating |
| you, we, they | were dating | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dating |
| he, she, it | has been dating | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dating |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dating |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dating |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Certain styles of music will never date, and will always be popular.
- His furniture designs have hardly dated at all.
- How long have Paul and Sue been dating?
- I thought we were just friends, but when I started dating other men, he suddenly got really jealous.
- Oh, I forgot to date the check.
- Scientists have not yet dated the human remains found at these megalithic sites.
- The internal memo, dated November 13, was from Watkins.
- The trouble with high fashion clothes is that they date very quickly.
- What is a man his age doing dating a 17-year-old?
- His first publications date from work carried out there.
- In this way, the felling date for that piece of timber can usually be dated to within a year.
- She was in violation of some deal they had which dated from the moment they agreed to combine households.
- The corresponding language of the guarantee and debenture dated 6 June 1985 is somewhat different.
- The Los Angeles Times is not responsible for changes in prices, dates or itineraries.
- This free-scrolling handle, dating from about 1740, was known as a flying scroll handle.
THESAURUSto arrange to do something
to organize or make plans for something such as a meeting, party, or trip: · He had arranged to meet Marcia outside the restaurant.· The company arranges skiing trips.
especially British English spoken to arrange something, especially for someone else: · John had fixed up for me to give a talk.· I’ve fixed an appointment for you at the doctor’s.
(also -ise British English) to make the arrangements for an event, especially a big public event: · They had organized a protest against the war.
(also fix a time/date British English) to arrange for something to happen at a particular time or on a particular day: · Have you set a date for the wedding yet?· We fixed a time for me to visit.
to arrange to stay in a place, go to a theatre, travel on a plane etc: · I’ve booked the flight to Zurich.· He had reserved a table at the restaurant.
to arrange all the details of an event: · Uncle James is making all the funeral arrangements.
Longman Language Activatornot fashionable no longer fashionable - use this especially about clothes and music: · It seems like all the clothes I buy are out of fashion by the time I wear them.go/fall out of fashion: · Rock'n'Roll began in the fifties and has never really gone out of fashion.
especially British to stop being fashionable: · Jogging went out when it was found to be harmful for the joints.· I can't believe you're wearing those shoes -- they went out years ago!
not fashionable - use this especially about people's ideas, beliefs, and way of life: · She lives in an unfashionable part of West London.· Socialism became unfashionable after the collapse of the Berlin Wall.
spoken informal not fashionable, interesting, or attractive - used especially by young people: · a really uncool place for a holidayit's uncool to do something: · Nowadays it's considered very uncool to wear fur.
to gradually become unfashionable, and be replaced with more modern styles, methods, ideas etc: · The trouble with high fashion clothes is that they date very quickly.· Certain styles of music will never date, and will always be popular.
to have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone also go with American to have someone as your girlfriend or boyfriend: · How long have you been going out with Mindy?· Is she still going with that guy who works at the gas station?be going (out) together: · Mark and I have been going out together for four years.
to have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone, especially a relationship that is not very serious and does not last very long: · Do you know if Tanya's seeing anyone at the moment?· A couple of years after they got married, he started seeing other women.
to have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone, especially one that continues for a long time: · I have had several relationships before, but this is special.· They'd been having a relationship for over a year when Julie found out she was pregnant.have a relationship with: · Would you even consider having a relationship with a man like Denny?
to have a secret sexual relationship with someone who is not your husband or wife: · I'd kill my husband if I found out he'd been having an affair.have an affair with: · The senator has been accused of having an affair with his publicity assistant.
to be having a serious relationship with someone, especially someone who is not suitable for you: · She's involved with a much older man.· The school has strict rules against teachers becoming involved with students.· Brad doesn't want to get involved with anyone right now. He's still upset about Suzanne.
American to be having a relationship with someone, especially a relationship that is not very serious yet: · How long have Paul and Sue been dating?· What is a man his age doing dating a 17-year-old?· I thought we were just friends, but when I started dating other men, he suddenly got really jealous.
WORD SETSAD, advance, verbafter, prepositionafternoon, nounalarm, nounalarm clock, nouna.m., Anno Domini, annual, adjectiveApril, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAug., August, nounautumn, nounautumnal, adjectivebank holiday, nounBC, BCE, biannual, adjectivebicentenary, nounbicentennial, nounbiennial, adjectivebimonthly, adjectivebirthday, nounbiweekly, adjectivebonfire night, nounBoxing Day, nounBritish Summer Time, nounBST, nouncalendar, nouncalendar month, nouncalendar year, nouncarriage clock, nouncentenary, nouncentury, nounChristmas, nounChristmas Day, nounChristmas Eve, nounChristmastime, nounchronograph, nounchronological, adjectivechronometer, nouncircadian, adjectiveclock, nouncrystal, nouncuckoo clock, nouncycle, nouncyclic, adjectivedaily, adjectivedaily, adverbdate, noundate, verbdawn, nounday, nounDec., decade, nounDecember, noundiamond anniversary, noundiamond jubilee, noundinnertime, noundiurnal, adjectived.o.b., due date, noundusk, nounface, nounFather's Day, nounfeast, nounFebruary, nounfortnightly, adjectiveFourth of July, the, Fri., Friday, nounGood Friday, nounGreenwich Mean Time, nounGregorian calendar, nounguy, nounGuy Fawkes Night, nounhalf-hourly, adjectivehalf-yearly, adjectiveHalloween, nounhand, nounHanukkah, nounharvest festival, nounHogmanay, nounhorn, nounhour, nounhourglass, nounhour hand, nounhr, Independence Day, nounJan., January, nounjubilee, nounJuly, nounJune, nounLabor Day, nounleap year, nounlunar month, nounmainspring, nounman-hour, nounMar., March, nounMardi Gras, nounmarket day, nounMaundy Thursday, nounMay, nounMay Day, nounMichaelmas, nounmidday, nounmiddle age, nounmiddle-aged, adjectivemidnight, nounMidsummer Day, nounmidweek, adjectivemillennium, nounmin., minute hand, nounMon., Monday, nounmonth, nounmorn, nounmorning, nounMothering Sunday, nounMother's Day, nounmovable feast, nounnew moon, nounNew Year, nounNew Year's Day, nounNew Year's Eve, nounnight, nounnightfall, nounnighttime, nounnocturnal, adjectiveNoel, nounnoon, nounnoonday, adjectiveNov., November, nounOct., October, nounp.a., Pancake Day, nounPDT, penultimate, adjectiveper annum, adverbper diem, adverbperiodic, adjectivep.m., PST, public holiday, nounquarter, nounquotidian, adjectiveRemembrance Day, nounSat., Saturday, nounschoolday, nounseason, nounsecond, nounsecond hand, nounself-winding, adjectiveSeptember, nounshockproof, adjectivesilver anniversary, nounsilver jubilee, nounsilver wedding anniversary, nounsolar year, nounsolstice, nounspring, nounspringtime, nounstandard time, nounstopwatch, nounsummer, nounsummer solstice, nounsummertime, nounsummery, adjectiveSun., Sunday, nounsundown, nounsunrise, nounsunset, nounsun-up, nountercentenary, nounThanksgiving, nounthirty, numberThursday, nountime, nountime, verbtimepiece, nountimer, nountime signal, nountime warp, nountime zone, nountoday, adverbtoday, nountomorrow, adverbtomorrow, nountonight, adverbtonight, nountriennial, adjectiveTuesday, nountwilight, nounWed., Wednesday, nounweek, nounweekday, nounweekend, nounweekly, adjectiveweeknight, nounWhit, nounWhitsun, nounwinter, nounwintertime, nounwk., wristwatch, nounyear, nounyesterday, adverbyr., Yule, nounYuletide, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The technology is bang up to date. The project has a completion date of December 22nd. This product should be consumed on the day of purchase. We will not cancel your holiday less than eight weeks before the scheduled departure date. a yoghurt two days past its sell-by date This type of games console is starting to look well past its sell-by date. They have access to up-to-date information through a computer database. up-to-date kitchen equipment
The technology is bang up to date. especially British English, somebody’s birth date especially American English (=the day, month and year you were born)· Please give your name, address, and date of birth.
(=it was started, built etc in the 18th etc century)· The present church dates from the 13th century.
(=with a date on it that is later than the date you write the cheque)· She wanted a post-dated cheque for the next three months' rent.
The project has a completion date of December 22nd. (=the date etc when you stop doing something) The cut-off date for registration is July 2.
The cut-off date for registration is July 2.· The normal delivery time is 7 – 10 days after you place your order.
(also date of departure)· You cannot make a change to your booking within six weeks of your departure date.
· The factory has some of the most up-to-date equipment available.
· He plans to retire soon, but the exact date is not fixed.
(=using the Internet to meet people for a romantic relationship)· Internet dating websites are becoming increasingly popular.
(=when you meet someone for lunch)· I've got a lunch date.
This product should be consumed on the day of purchase.· My actual retirement date is July 10.
We will not cancel your holiday less than eight weeks before the scheduled departure date. a yoghurt two days past its sell-by date This type of games console is starting to look well past its sell-by date.· No date has been set for the election.
· There is no target date set for completion of the new project.
· No trial date has been set because of procedural delays.
They have access to up-to-date information through a computer database. (=to give someone all the newest information about something) Our magazine will keep you up to date with fashion.
Our magazine will keep you up to date with fashion. up-to-date kitchen equipment (=to make something more modern) The old system should be brought up to date.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB The old system should be brought up to date.· Most of the alleged incidents occurred during 1985-89, with some dating back to the late 1970s.· Around forty senior figures from the Catholic church attended the ceremony which dates back many centuries.· Some of his compositions are based on songs dating back to the mid-fifteenth century.· One dated back to 1994 and another regarded contracts from 1998 that had already been the focus of a Star expos.· This case relied on law dating back to the 1870s.
· It dates to about 1780 and looks as if it has landed by magic carpet.· The hoard can therefore be dated to about 625, some thirty years earlier than ha previously been thought.
NOUN· It dates from mid-twelfth century and is nearly 50 feet high, built in six stages.· This office dated from the twelfth century and had originally been mainly concerned with the administration of the rulers' demesne lands.· According to an apocryphal work dating from the third century, Thomas's mission takes him even further.· Its congregation dates back nearly a century more.· It is a small Stately Home mostly dating from the eighteenth century, but bits of it go back to Elizabethan times.· Its decisive decline is often said to have dated from the thirteenth century.
· It was dated three days before Riddle's disappearance.· A letter dated two days from then.· Voice over Dinmore Manor is on the site of a Knights Hospital dating back to the days of the crusades.· The system is based on the view, dating from the days of elementary schools, that education is simple.
· In 1884 a large cache of his letters dating from 1643 to 1648 was discovered, and some have been printed.· The letter was dated November 1870.· The letter was dated four weeks before.· In a long blue-envelope letter to Dominy, dated February 3, 1965, Stamm delivered his report.· As he wrote in a revealing letter dated 20 September 1963: To go there is to destroy the magic.· A letter dated two days from then.· The letter was dated Dec. 28, but was released by the group only yesterday.
· The precision of the method when used to date tooth enamel is in the order of 10-20 percent.· Aiding his efforts was an improved method for dating rock known as uranium-lead isotope analysis.· But they have also been-and to a limited extent still are-important as a method of relative dating.· Other methods for dating rock art are being explored.· Radiocarbon Dating Radiocarbon is the single most useful method of dating for the archaeologist.· After this pretreatment, the sample is converted to a form suitable for the particular method of radiocarbon dating to be used.
· It is thought to date to the Hadrianic period.· Spontaneous decay of radioactive atoms in rocks gives absolute ages that date the geologic periods and the origin of the Earth.· This situation, although made worse by the war, was a cumulative problem dating from the period of colonial dependency.
· Most errors in radiocarbon dating arise because the excavator has not fully understood the formation processes of the context in question.· For direct archaeological applications, radiocarbon dating and tree-ring work are in general much more useful.· In one comparative study, over 30 radiocarbon laboratories dated the same sample.· After this pretreatment, the sample is converted to a form suitable for the particular method of radiocarbon dating to be used.· Conventional radiocarbon dating normally requires sample sizes which will yield a minimum of 1 g of carbon.
· Some of these have rectangular layouts of streets which seem to date from late Saxon times, as at Winchester and Guildford.· Tirthankaras, dating back to prehistoric times.· This dated back to Roman times when bachelors led the bride to the ceremony and married men escorted her back.· Meir Ahronson sat in an old armchair, a piece of furniture that dated back to the times of King Sobieski.· Three interesting features inside are the box pews, the semi-circular altar rail, and the stone lectern dating from Norman times.· According to other accounts, the Dositheans were a sect dating back to Maccabaean times.· Its present course can almost certainly be dated from late Saxon times.· They dated a few times but when she fell pregnant Ahmed abandoned her.
· Statistical accounts of those whose benefits have been cut under the Actively Seeking Work legislation to date were provided.· In this anthology the earliest poems included were some previously unpublished works dating from 1916 to 1921.· It is also unquestionably Banks' best work to date.· The cost of the work to date has been about £150 million.· Each Agency will make a brief presentation of its work to date and its plans for the future.· According to an apocryphal work dating from the third century, Thomas's mission takes him even further.· Again, this information was informative and served as a fairly comprehensive review of the work reported to date using these systems.· The interior surfaces are painted with work dating mainly from 1815.
· On the Avon, some of the weirs date back 1,000 years and are in urgent need of restoration.· Smith and Brye had reportedly been dating for several years before breaking off their relationship about two years ago.· But not only does the framing of the existing social services date back twenty years already.· Analysis is complicated by large and small scale cultural features which can date back several thousand years, even in remote areas.· And that could mean the end for the peace camp which dates back eleven years.· The history of wine dates back thousands of years and wild game has been on our tables since mankind searched for food.
VERB· Ethan Casey brings us up to date.· Rod brought me up to date.
· The drawing was signed and dated in the bottom right-hand comer.· What kind of justice do we have in this country when a signed and dated letter offering a job means nothing?· The report on title must be signed and dated and must indicate the completion date.· The note was signed and dated by the chief agricultural officer, Mr Samuels.
· When he had first started dating his wife Debbie it certainly had been a bit gruesome.· I tell her she should start dating, go out and have a good time.· He has just started dating Natalie, one of the notorious Appleton sisters.· He has looked a tremendous prospect on both starts to date, and will relish the extra furlong here.· They've barely started dating, and they don't live together.· Finally I backed off-and by then Natalia had started dating some one else and was through with me.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the name/date/title etc escapes somebody► name the day/date
- Beer makers such as Anheuser-Busch complained two years ago that the county was selling beer past its expiration date.
- Guidelines require that an expiration date appear on every page of an Internet-Draft.
- In August that year $ 25 million worth of vaccine was backlogged and in danger of passing its six-month expiration date.
- The expiration date is no more than fourteen days later than the date of grading.
- The certificate, which is good at any of the restaurants, has no expiration date.
- Winemakers, you already know that consumers need expiration dates on certain wines.
- Check the expiry date on the packet.
- His defence, to start with, was the circular from the Tripoli Committee extending the expiry date on the milk.
- My Visa number is expiry date 09/94.
- Profit diagrams can only be intelligibly drawn for strategies involving investments with the same expiry dates.
- The block exemptions are subject to review, since they have expiry dates written in, but no substantial change is imminent.
- The company is currently seeking agreement, and an extension of its credit agreement beyond the current June 30 expiry date.
- These forms are filed alphabetically, the expiry date carefully noted and systematically cleared out after the expiry date has elapsed.
- Before fixing a date do some research.
- Employers generally fix a time limit on the payment of these allowances.
- He added that while Yeltsin is breathing somewhat easier than he had been, there is no fixed date for his discharge.
- She said she loved him, they said they loved him, but somehow nobody would fix a date for a marriage.
- The court will either grant the request on written application or fix a date for hearing.
- The court will then fix a date for consideration and serve notice on the applicant.
- The court will usually fix a time limit for service when making directions and this must be complied with.
- They fixed a date for the weekend and he kissed her goodbye.
- They mentioned that you and Anna walked a hundred miles and that you were following it up with a heavy date.
- It was like taking Warren Beatty and Sean Penn with you on a hot date.
- Now the single girl has even managed to score a hot date-through blatant flirting.
WORD FAMILYadjectivedatedoutdatedverbdatepredatenoundate
1write date [transitive] to write or print the date on something: a newspaper dated November 23, 1963 Make sure you sign and date it at the bottom.2find age [transitive] to find out when something old was made or formed: The rocks are dated by examining the fossils found in the same layer. radiocarbon dating3old-fashioned [intransitive] if clothing, art etc dates, it begins to look old-fashioned: His designs are so classic, they’ve hardly dated at all. → dated4relationship [intransitive, transitive] American English to have a romantic relationship with someone SYN go out with: Is he still dating Sarah? Are Chris and Liz dating?5show somebody’s age [transitive] if something that you say, do, or wear dates you, it shows that you are fairly old: Yes, I remember the Moon landings – that dates me, doesn’t it?date from something (also date back to something) phrasal verb to have existed since a particular time in the past: The church dates from the 13th century.